DETROIT (81-58) @ CHICAGO (87-53) game 1

STARTING PITCHERS
10YW (13-12 3.75) 17Z (19-5 1.95)
A fitting battle between two upper echelon ball clubs. Tigers struck first, Dick McAuliffe getting home the first run. Ron Hansen matched Dick’s double tying the game. The Bengals nudged ahead as old reliable Al Kaline took Ace reliever Bob Locker deep getting the Tigers another game closer.
DET 001 000 010 2 4 1
CWS 000 010 000 1 8 1
2B DET McAuliffe 14
CWS Martin 18 Hansen 24
HR DET 23 (8th off Locker)
RBI DET McAuliffe 57 Kaline 74
CWS Hansen 72
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC
Sparma 6 6 0 1 6 1 1 24 61
Horlen 7 2 0 3 2 1 1 27 68
WP Gladding g 6-4 2.64 LP Locker 9-3 1.96
SCORING PLAYS
TOP 3 .. Lumpe walked. Sparma sac bunt. McAuliffe doubled scoring a run. DET 1 CWS 0
BOTTOM 5 . Martin doubled. Hansen doubled scoring a run. DET 1 CWS 1
TOP 8 .. Kaline homered DET 2 CWS 1
STAR OF THE GAME: 1-4 HR RBI


